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Window Shopping: Balotelli set to leave Manchester City as FFP limits spending

With January looming, one club that many expect to be in the headlines is Manchester City.

The Premier League champions never seem too far away from making a signing, but this window could be different, with the sprees of the past set to be curbed in light of the imminent Financial Fair Play rulings that will start to take effect.

Departures from the squad could be likely, though, and Mario Balotelli’s time in England could finally be up.

Roberto Mancini has given his compatriot plenty of chances but AC Milan and Paris Saint-Germain are poised to swoop for the striker, if he is up for sale.

Our panel also discuss City’s chances of success after a second season of failure in the Champions League.